EDIA in the R Project
RSE Fellow, University of Warwick
September 3, 2024
Background
The R Contribution Working Group was set up in July 2020
to foster a larger, more diverse community of contributors to the R Project
How have we integrated EDIA in our work?
Kick-off meeting
Gathered >25 people
- R Project leaders: R Core, R Foundation
- EDIA-focused orgs: Forwards, R Consortium Diversity & Inclusion Group
- Affinity groups: R-Ladies, RUG Buenos Aires
- External experts: Women on Python Core
Impact: identified problems, prioritised tasks, shaped our approach
Translation
- Translating message strings
- Low barrier to contribution
- Relevant to underserved regions
- Space for people to take ownership
- Translation teams
- LatinR hackathons
LatinR 2023 Translation Space
Developer Events
- R Project Sprint 2023
- Fully funded places
- Targeted outreach
- Developer Days
- At conferences
- Leveraging existing travel support
Distribution of participants at R Project Sprint 2023
RainbowR
Relaunch led by Ella Kaye in 2022
- Dedicated time under RSE fellowship
- Built community
- leadership team
- more, varied activities
- new branding
- A new partner for RCWG
Summary
- Consult widely
- Meet people where they are
- Target outreach at group and individual level
- Collaborate with people from URG
- Let people from URG lead and take ownership
- Fund where possible!